n. the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)

n. the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

n. properties attributable to your ancestry

Etymologies

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Examples

Eastern Quebec, being largely Norman in extraction, is also the home of ballads; while we fail to detect more than a small number in the Montreal districts, where the settlers were more predominantly from the Loire River to the south.

Clearance of drugs with a low rate of hepatic extraction is especially dependent on the rate of liver metabolism. 7 Drugs which have low intrinsic clearance rates will have a corresponding decrease in metabolism with decreased hepatic function. 7 Clearance of drugs with a high rate of hepatic extraction will be mostly dependent on the rate of hepatic blood flow. 7 This can be diminished, as mentioned earlier, making these drugs more bioavailable.

Aside from the usual habitat destruction involved in extraction processes, aluminum production threatens your children in several ways: the climate change footprint is enormous, starting with the gases released in the process itself.

To unsigned poster: Thanks for the comments regarding the difficulty in extraction encountered so long ago (bear in mind that the wimpy, weak, barely visible Remington extractor managed to pull the case with no problem and no claw, I'm not even a Remington fan).

Despite the apparent severity of the crash, Freeman was said to be conscious during his extraction from the vehicle, apparently joking with rescue workers and looky-loos trying to snap photos – he reportedly joked with an invasive photographer, saying "no freebies, no freebies."